· On September 22, 1999, the United States filed a lawsuit against the major cigarette manufacturers and two industry affiliated organizations. The case is before U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. In February 2001, the United States filed an Amended Complaint, which did not change any paragraph numbers from the initial September 1999 Complaint or the September 1999 Appendix identifying racketeering acts.

· In two Memorandum Opinions filed September 28, 2000, the Court ruled upon defendants’ motions to dismiss the federal government’s lawsuit. In the first Opinion, Judge Kessler ruled that Counts Three and Four of the United States’ Complaint properly stated claims for relief under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), but dismissed Counts One and Two of the Complaint, which sought to recover certain of the federal government’s past medical expenditures. (116 F. Supp. 2d 131 (D.D.C. 2000).) In a separate Opinion, the Court granted a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction as against B.A.T. Industries. (116 F. Supp. 2d 116 (D.D.C. 2000).)